Blues Harmonica aka Harp?
- Thread starter K Williams
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New acquisitions... Seydel 1847 Classic in C Major, and a harp mic book.
And another... Seydel Session Steel in A major.
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@K Williams that's pretty cool, man! I don't know anything about the harp; I'm a guitar guy - but guitar players (especially at my skill level) are a dime a dozen, while a guy who can rock a harp is practically a unicorn. 
Ha! I was just about to post this thread! I've been playing for almost ten years now, since I was 14. I would never dream of leaving the house without my suzuki Olive in my pocket. I play suzuki pretty much exclusively, I had to quit Hohner when I learned to overblow, i blew so many reeds out haha Suzukis are expensive but sound amazing and last forever. Here's my collection:
The one at the bottom is my daily carry now (dirty because Im playing it now ) and the nasty silver one to the bottom right is actually the same exact harmonica after being used heavily for 5 years. Its just now starting to slip out of tune.
The one at the bottom is my daily carry now (dirty because Im playing it now ) and the nasty silver one to the bottom right is actually the same exact harmonica after being used heavily for 5 years. Its just now starting to slip out of tune.
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Kinda like my golf game. I enjoying playing, but don't practice enough to be really good at it.
I LOVE the Manji! I have G and E, A and C are the most usable with a band though. Only reason i never pocket the manji is that theres no support in te middle on the back, which makes it super loud but prone to bending the coverplates.I bought a pair of Suzuki harps recently. Manji in A and C.
If you havent yet, look up how to overblow. Its very difficult to master, but its how you play a diatonic harmonica chromatically (every note in the western scale). Hohners cant handle it but suzukis are a great brand to learn on!
I can bend notes with ease, but overblows are another story. I used to practice daily in the mid 1990s to eary 2000s. Now, not as much as back then.
But can you blowbend in the high register? I have trouble with that sometimes. I usually practice in the car but ive been playing at home more often lately
Seydel Session Standard in A & C.
Marine Band Deluxe.
